Ice Lakes
by Iceflake Studios · 19 Apr, 2016
15 downloads
About the Game
Game Features
- Single player
- Multiplayer up to 32 players (Online and LAN)
- Dedicated servers (alpha version)
- 35 fish species
- 23 open world maps
- 18 competition modes
- 18 tournaments
- Battle Royale mode
- Fish fights
- Extensive statistics about everything
- Character customization
- Rod movement. Lure the fish to take a bait by rod movement
- Changing weather and time of day
- Change of seasons (fall, winter, spring)
- Fish behavior engine. A fish AI and swarm system controlling each species
- Fishing equipment. Learn and master the use of dozens of jigs, rods, augers, baits and lures
- Online leaderboards
- VR Support
Game Description
In this game players can roam freely in the beautiful open world maps and explore river, pond and lake locations in diverse environments. Dare to go deeper into the wild where no fisherman has gone before and find the biggest catches. All maps are playable both in single player and multiplayer modes.
Finding the best fishing spots by learning the depth maps and bottom topology of each location is fun, but requires patience and dedication. Nothing wins the expectation of finding the best location or catching the biggest fish from each lake.
The real excitement starts when it is time to throw fishing lines into the water and start fishing! The right equipment for right conditions are as essential as is mastering the location. The realistic fish behavior system, fish AI and fish swarms for almost 30 fish species makes this game a lifelike fishing experience. Fishing gear can be chosen from a wide selection of different jigs, rods, augers and baits. A perfect combination of equipment for different species depends on the season, but especially weather and daytime conditions. Controlling a rod and a jig in the water in a right way and at the right depth in Ice Lakes is a skill of its own. Rod and jig physics guarantees that fish react authentically to player's actions.
Fishing independently without time limits or competitors makes Ice Lakes a relaxing game to play and tune your fishing skills in the comfort of your home. On the other hand, lengthy tournaments and very customizable single competitions will test the player's skills and knowledge, but will reward them with new equipment and limitless fame.
Future development
After the release the development of Ice Lakes will continue and is improved based on the wishes of the community. Moreover, the game will get free content updates including more maps, game modes, fish species, equipment and more.Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Here is the first teaser of the upcoming update. Ice Lakes is going to a new continent. Catching the biggest fish has always been a challenge, but there is a new rival in sight. Penguins have been here and catching fish long before a man set foot on these waters. A fishing battle against the nature's own fishing experts awaits!
More information about the patch coming soon.
To celebrate the start of the year of the pig, the game is now on a whopping 50% discount!
The actual Lunar New Year event starts in next week! From February 15th to February 28th Ice Lakes celebrates the year of the pig. All maps are decorated with amazing colorful decorations. Catch the biggest fish and enjoy the beautiful scenery. After the Lunar New Year event we will tell you about the next update that takes you to the land of the penguins.
Battle Royale is a new exciting game mode that can be played both in single and multiplayer. In this new exciting mode the player must stay inside the eye of the constantly moving storm and try to catch as many fish as possible within the time limit. All of the competition types and maps are also playable in the battle royale mode. The mode can be activated from the map selection just below the fish fight checkbox.
The second new features is the updated minimap functionality. The minimap now follows the movement and turns with the player, which makes it much easier to navigate in the game.
Also included in this update are bug fixes, new sound effects, ability to see minimap in the fishing scene on VR.
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Here is a small taste of what is coming.
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Completely reworked character customization is now live. Check the updated Player menu and try the new system with dozens of new items. Over 30 hats, almost 20 characters and 23 color variations makes it possible to create literally thousands of unique outfits. In addition, there is a completely new selection available in the Player menu, which is called Charms. There you can choose one of the new lucky charms or other decorations that will appear beside a fishing hole.
The next update will be a big one. It will be a Battle Royale update. More information about it coming soon!
The Lunar New Year celebration has now started! For the next two weeks from February 15th to February 28th Ice Lakes celebrates the year of the dog. All maps are decorated with amazing colorful decorations. Catch the biggest fish and enjoy the beautiful scenery. After the Lunar New Year event we will tell more about the new character customization.
First thing we will do is to relese a notification system telling more information about everything new and upcoming content in the game. This system opens a popup in the beginning of the game telling the latest news about the game.
The first thing coming is the Lunar New Year celebration in February that will be showing in the game in similar manner than halloween and Christmas. Ice Lakes will be decorated with the appropriate theme to prepare us for the year of the dog.
After the celebration we have three content updates that will introduce completely new features and expand the game even more. Character customization will experience a complete overhaul, meaning that instead of the current system, we will introduce completely reworked customization. This way each player can have their own unique look in the game, which is very nice especially in multiplayer games.
The next updates are two content updates. The other one is a huge update bringing dozens of new equipment, maps and fish species into the game. The second content update will also involve new map and new fish species, but they will again expand the game into completely new and interesting frontiers!
In addition we have fifth update planned and in the development that will bring a completely new game mode into the game that will reinvent the fishing experience into something very different :)
We will tell more about the new updates closer to the release, but also very soon in the game using the new notification system. So check out regularly for the latest information. Keep on fishing!
Top 3 News Feed
In the main menu you can now see the top 3 records of the day and the top 3 of the month. In the main menu there is a news feed that tells the weight, species and the player who has caught the three of the biggest fish.
Invite Friends
Now you can invite your friends into your online games using Steam's own invite player functionality. Just open the Steam friends list and invite one of your friends into the game. After accepting the invite the game starts and automatically joins the server. Remember that ports are still required to be open for the host router.
Other Updates
- Fixed missing items/money bug. Now items or coins should not get lost.
- Updated Russian localization to improved version.
- Server Browser is limited to show only servers using the same version of the game.
This was a smaller update, but new big things are coming. In the future updates there are a ton of new cool things we will be adding. This means all sorts of new jigs, baits, lures as well as new maps and new fish species. Also the character customization will go through a complete overhaul so that everyone can customize their own character in completely new ways. Soon is also a time for the Lunar New Year, which will be celebrated in the game.
Finally, we have ideas of a completely new game mode that would really change the way how the game is played. More information about these in the coming months. Until then, keep on fishing!
Today we see a dragon rising when the new China update rolls out with tons of new content and localizations.
In addition to other content there are also three new languages available. Chinese, Japanese and also Russian. Note that tutorial texts are still in English, but the missing texts are updated in a couple of days.
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Three new fish species are introduced. They are Common Carp, Bighead Carp and Koi. All of these can grow very big, so trying to catch these is great fun for those who want to get the biggest fishes in the game. Koi fish are very rare and can be caught only from the new maps, so catching Koi is a treat for those up to the challenge.
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Two new China themed maps which are located in an awe-inspiring mountain scenery. Dragon Mountains is an idyllic landscape around a small mountain lake. Great Chinese Garden is a really majestic garden map with beautiful buildings and deep waters.
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There are five new fishing rods that come with this update. Two heavy rods, two medium rods and one ultralight rod. They look really cool and they have slightly updated features compared to the older ones.
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For longer game sessions there is a new tournament based on the new maps.
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We are happy to announce that we are working with an extensive China themed update. It will include Chinese localization, new China themed maps, new fish species and more. Also other localizations will be added in this update. More information about the update in the near future!
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Update: Couple of pictures from the upcoming content.
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In this update we are very happy to introduce two new maps. For the first time in our game the maps are based on the real life location. These maps are located in a completely new urban environment in the heart of lakeland Finland in the city of Tampere.
Game is also now available in Chinese and Japanese. Check out the latest China Update
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Tammerkoski Rapids is located at the city center where the historical industrial city meets the nature in a unique way. Lake Näsijärvi, the second new map, is located only few hundred meters from the Tammerkoski Rapids. It is a beautiful lake where the city meets nature. On the shore you can see the tallest building in Finland rise towards the sky. In this map you can also do fishing in a real Finnish sauna!
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Also in the ice fishing world we are celebrating Halloween and Pumpkin Party is now on! All maps have received a little Halloween themed decorations. Especially at nighttime the scenery looks very nice and maybe a little spooky as well ;)
Pumpkin Party lasts from 24th October to 2nd November.
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